WO2022017193A1

WO2022017193A1 - Radiotherapy system and safety interlock control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2022017193A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/105370
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄永银; 陈韦霖
Original assignee: 中硼(厦门)医疗器械有限公司
Priority date: 2020-07-20
Filing date: 2021-07-09
Publication date: 2022-01-27
Also published as: US20230149739A1; JP7470859B2; EP4183448A1; JP2023534709A

Abstract

A radiotherapy system and a safety interlock control method therefor, capable of improving the safety of the radiotherapy system. The radiotherapy system comprises a system control module, a beam control module, a beam generation device and an irradiation room. The beam generation device comprises a charged particle beam generation device and a neutron beam generation part. A charged particle beam generated by the charged particle beam generation device interacts with the neutron beam generation part to generate a neutron beam which is used for performing therapy and is irradiated into the irradiation room. The control method comprises: the beam control module determines according to received operation data of the charged particle beam generation device or the system control module determines according to received operation data of the radiotherapy system whether a safety problem exists; and the beam control module controls, or the system control module controls through the beam control module, whether the charged particle beam generation device generates the charged particle beam or whether the charged particle beam generation device interacts with the neutron beam generation part.

Description

Radiation therapy system and its safety interlock control method

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of radiotherapy, in particular to a radiotherapy system and a safety interlocking control method thereof.

Background technique

Existing radiotherapy facilities include proton therapy facilities, carbon ion therapy facilities, boron neutron therapy facilities, etc. Most of them use the shield doors or radiation monitoring components of the radiation room to build a safety interlock mechanism, that is, if the shield door of the radiation room for treatment is performed. If it is not turned off or the radiation monitoring value exceeds the limit, the treatment beam generator will automatically stop immediately to ensure the safety of personnel. Although this design can play a certain protective role, there are still some serious drawbacks. For example, the factors involved in the safety interlock are relatively simple. However, in reality, the state of the beam generating devices (such as accelerators, accelerator aids, and targets) will also affect the treatment process. If these devices or components are used during the treatment process Abnormalities will directly affect the treatment results, or cause damage to personnel and equipment. At the same time, when an emergency occurs during the treatment, if the patient has an abnormality and needs to enter the irradiation room for treatment in time, it is necessary to shut down the beam generating device first, and then open the door to enter the treatment, and enter the irradiation before the beam generating device is completely shut down. In addition, shutting down beam generators takes time, delays emergency handling, and forcibly shutting down beam generators can adversely affect the service life of these treatment facilities .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a radiotherapy system and a safety interlock control method thereof, which can improve the safety of the radiotherapy system.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a radiotherapy system, including: an irradiation chamber; The charged particle beam and the neutron beam generator act on the neutron beam generator to generate a neutron beam for treatment and irradiate the irradiation room; the beam control module, the beam control module can control the charged particle beam generator to generate the charged particle beam and receive the charged particle beam generator The system control module, the system control module can control the charged particle beam generating device to generate the charged particle beam through the beam control module and receive the operation data of the radiotherapy system. The operation data of the radiotherapy system includes the operation of the charged particle beam generating device. The beam control module judges whether there is a safety problem according to the received operating data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module judges whether there is a safety problem according to the received operating data of the radiotherapy system.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the charged particle beam generating device includes a charged particle beam generating part and a beam transmitting part, the beam transmitting part includes a beam direction switching component, and the charged particle beam generating part generates a charged particle beam and passes the beam The direction switching assembly can selectively interact with the neutron beam generating part, and the operation data of the charged particle beam generating device includes the operation data of the charged particle beam generating part or the operation data of the beam transmission part, and the operation data of the beam transmission part includes the beam transmission part. Operation data for the direction switch component. Further, the operation data of the beam direction switching assembly may be status data of the beam direction switching assembly.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the charged particle beam generation part includes an ion source, an accelerator and accelerator auxiliary equipment, and the operation data of the charged particle beam generation part includes operation data of the ion source or operation data of the accelerator or operation data of the auxiliary equipment of the accelerator Or the total fault signal data of the ion source, accelerator and accelerator auxiliary equipment. Further, the ion source may include an air supply device, an ionization device and a water cooling device, and the operation data of the ion source may be the air pressure of the air supply, the current and voltage of the ionization device, the particle intensity at the outlet of the ion source, the cooling water temperature of the water cooling device, and the water flow. Flow rate and water pressure; the accelerator can include pre-acceleration equipment, front and rear vacuum chambers and high-energy acceleration equipment. Pre-acceleration equipment and high-energy acceleration equipment include acceleration pipelines, valves and electromagnets. The operating data of the accelerator can be the beam intensity in the acceleration pipeline. and the pressure of insulating gas, the current of the electromagnet, and the vacuum degree of the front and rear vacuum chambers; accelerator auxiliary equipment may include water cooling equipment for providing accelerator cooling water, air compression equipment for providing compressed air, air supply equipment for providing insulating gas, and vacuum environment. The operating data of the vacuum pump and accelerator auxiliary equipment can be the air pressure of the air pressure equipment, the cooling water temperature of the water cooling equipment, the water flow rate and water pressure, and the insulating gas pressure of the air supply equipment.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a charged particle beam generating chamber containing the charged particle beam generating section, a beam transmission chamber containing the beam direction switching assembly, a shield door of the charged particle beam generating chamber, and a beam The screen door of the transmission room, the operating data of the radiation therapy system also includes the operating data of the screen door of the charged particle beam generation room or the operating data of the screen door of the beam transfer room. Further, the operating data of the screen door may be the status data of the screen door being opened or closed or the signal data of opening.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the charged particle beam generating device includes a charged particle beam monitoring component, and the operation data of the charged particle beam generating device includes operation data of the charged particle beam monitoring component. Further, the operation data of the charged particle beam monitoring assembly may be monitoring values of the charged particle beam monitoring assembly.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the beam generating apparatus further includes a neutron beam monitoring component, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes operation data of the neutron beam monitoring component or operation data of the neutron beam generating unit. Further, the operation data of the neutron beam monitoring assembly may be the monitoring value of the neutron beam monitoring assembly; the neutron beam generation part may include a target material, a beam shaper and a collimator, and the operation data of the neutron beam generation part may be It is the service life data of the target material or the temperature data of the target material or the model data of the collimator or the inconsistent signal data of the collimator.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a screen door of the irradiation room and a radiation monitoring component disposed in the irradiation room, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes the operation data of the screen door of the irradiation room or the radiation monitoring component operating data. Further, the operation data of the screen door may be the open or closed status data or the open signal data of the screen door, and the operation data of the radiation monitoring component may be the monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a patient state monitoring component or an activity monitoring component, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes operation data of the patient state monitoring component or the operation data of the activity monitoring component. Further, the operation data of the patient state monitoring component may be the monitoring value of the patient state monitoring component or the abnormal signal data of the patient, and the operation data of the activity monitoring component may be the monitoring value of the activity monitoring component or the signal data of abnormal activity.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a treatment planning module, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes treatment planning data retrieved by the system control module from the treatment planning module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a signal of the state of the irradiation room can also be set, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes the signal data of the state of the irradiation room.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a safety interlock control method for the above radiotherapy system, the control method comprising: generating a neutron beam for treatment in the beam generating device and starting irradiation into the irradiation chamber Before, the beam control module determines the irradiation of the irradiation room to be started according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system When there is a safety problem, the beam control module or the system control module prohibits the charged particle beam generating device from generating the charged particle beam through the beam control module; When the neutron beam is irradiated into the irradiation chamber, the beam control module determines according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system When there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the irradiation chamber, the beam control module or the system control module controls the charged particle beam generating device to stop generating the charged particle beam or controls the charged particle beam through the beam control module The charged particle beam generated by the particle beam generator stops acting on the neutron beam generator.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a safety interlock control method for a radiotherapy system, where the radiotherapy system includes a system control module, a beam control module, a beam generating device, and a first irradiation chamber, and the beam generating device It includes a beam direction switching component, the beam generating device is used for generating a beam and selectively emits the beam to the first irradiation chamber through the beam direction switching component, and the control method includes: when the beam generating device emits the beam to the first irradiation chamber When irradiating the room, the beam control module or the system control module determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room according to the received operating data of the radiotherapy system; the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam through the beam control module The direction switching assembly cuts the beam away from the first irradiation chamber.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned safety interlock control method further includes: before the beam generating device emits the beam to the first irradiation room, when the beam control module or the system control module When the operation data determines that there is no safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation chamber, the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam generating device to emit a beam to the first irradiation chamber through the beam control module.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a second irradiation chamber, wherein the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching component to switch the beam from the first irradiation chamber through the beam control module. Before leaving, the above-mentioned safety interlock control method further includes: the beam control module or the system control module determines that there is no safety problem in the second irradiation room according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system, wherein the beam control module or the system control module Controlling the beam direction switching assembly by the beam control module to cut the beam from the first irradiation chamber, including: the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching assembly through the beam control module to cut the beam from the first irradiation chamber The chamber is switched to the second irradiation chamber.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a beam collection device, wherein the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching assembly to cut the beam away from the first irradiation chamber through the beam control module , including: the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching component through the beam control module to switch the beam from the first irradiation chamber to the beam collection device.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a screen door of the first irradiation room, a radiation monitoring component, a patient state monitoring component and an activity monitoring component disposed in the first irradiation room, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system includes: Operating data of the screen door of the first irradiation room or of the radiation monitoring component or of the patient condition monitoring component or of the activity monitoring component, wherein the beam control module or the system control module is based on the received radiotherapy system The operating data of the first irradiation room to determine that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room includes: when the system control module receives the open status data or the open signal data of the screen door of the first irradiation room, determining that the irradiation of the first irradiation room exists. safety problem; or when the first monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component received by the system control module exceeds the first preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room; or when the patient state monitoring component received by the system control module When the second monitoring value exceeds the second preset range or the patient's abnormal signal data, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room; or when the third monitoring value of the activity monitoring component received by the system control module exceeds the third predetermined value. When setting the signal data of abnormal range or activity, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the beam generating device further includes a charged particle beam generating part, a first neutron beam generating part and a beam monitoring component, and the beam direction switching component can selectively switch the beam generated by the charged particle beam generating part The charged particle beam is transmitted to the first neutron beam generation part to irradiate the neutron beam into the first irradiation chamber, the charged particle beam generation part includes an ion source, an accelerator and accelerator auxiliary equipment, and the radiotherapy system further includes a charged particle beam generation part. A charged particle beam generation chamber, a beam delivery chamber containing a beam direction switching assembly, a screen door of the charged particle beam generation chamber, and a screen door of the beam delivery chamber, wherein the operating data of the radiotherapy system includes the operating data of the ion source or Operating data of an accelerator or of accelerator auxiliary equipment or of a beam monitoring component or of a screen door of a charged particle beam generation chamber or of a screen door of a beam transmission chamber or of the first neutron beam generator The operation data or the operation data of the beam direction switching component, wherein the beam control module or the system control module determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system, including: when the beam When the control module or the system control module determines that the operation data of the ion source is abnormal or the operation data of the ion source exceeds the fourth preset range according to the received operation data of the ion source, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; When the system control module determines that the operation data of the accelerator is abnormal or the operation data of the accelerator exceeds the fifth preset range, the system control module determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; or when the beam control module or the system control module according to the received When it is judged that the operating data of the accelerator auxiliary equipment is abnormal or the operating data of the accelerator auxiliary equipment exceeds the sixth preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; or when the beam control module or the system control module receives When the fourth monitoring value of the beam monitoring component exceeds the seventh preset threshold, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; or when the system control module receives the shielding door of the charged particle beam generation chamber or the shielding of the beam transmission chamber When the state data of the door is opened or the signal data of the opening, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room; or when the system control module judges that there is an abnormality or the When the operation data of a neutron beam generator exceeds the eighth preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; or when the beam control module or the system control module switches the operation data of the component according to the received beam direction When an abnormality is determined, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a treatment planning module, wherein the operation data of the radiotherapy system includes the treatment planning data retrieved by the system control module from the treatment planning module, wherein the above beam control module or system The control module determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system, including: when the system control module determines the ratio of the irradiation data of the patient in the first irradiation room to the received treatment plan data according to the ratio When it is judged that the treatment plan of the patient in the first irradiation room is completed, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a radiotherapy system, comprising: a first irradiation chamber; a beam generating device, the beam generating device includes a beam direction switching component, and the beam generating device is configured to generate a beam and The beam can be selectively emitted to the first irradiation chamber through the beam direction switching assembly; the system control module is used for, when the beam generating device emits the beam to the first irradiation chamber, according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system, It is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber; the beam control module is used to receive the control instruction of the system control module and control the beam generating device to cut the beam from the first irradiation chamber; or when the beam generating device emits When the beam reaches the first irradiation room, the beam control module determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room according to the received operating data of the radiotherapy system, and controls the beam generating device to cut the beam from the first irradiation room. Leave.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the beam generating device further includes a charged particle beam generating part, a first neutron beam generating part and a beam monitoring component, and the beam direction switching component can selectively switch the beam generated by the charged particle beam generating part The charged particle beam is transmitted to the first neutron beam generation part to irradiate the neutron beam into the first irradiation chamber, the charged particle beam generation part includes an ion source, an accelerator and accelerator auxiliary equipment, and the radiotherapy system further includes a charged particle beam generation part. Charged particle beam generation chamber, beam transfer chamber housing beam direction switching components, screen door of charged particle beam generation chamber and shield door of beam transfer chamber, screen door of charged particle beam generation chamber, shield of beam transfer chamber The gate and the first neutron beam generator are respectively connected with the system control module and perform data exchange to determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber, ion source, accelerator, accelerator auxiliary equipment, beam monitoring components and beam direction switching The components are respectively connected with the system control module and the beam control module and perform data interaction, so that the beam control module or the system control module can determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiation therapy system further includes a screen door of the first irradiation room, a radiation monitoring component, a patient state monitoring component, an activity monitoring component, and a treatment planning module disposed in the first irradiation room, and the treatment planning module For storing the treatment plan of the patient, the treatment plan module, the screen door of the first irradiation room, the radiation monitoring component, the patient state monitoring component and the activity monitoring component are connected with the system control module and perform data interaction to facilitate the system control module Determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the charged particle beam generating device is the source of generating the neutron beam for treatment. When an abnormality occurs, it will directly cause a problem with the beam acting on the patient, thereby directly affecting the treatment effect or affecting personnel and equipment. cause damage, so it is extremely important as a safety interlock factor; according to the received operating data of the radiotherapy system, when it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room, the beam direction switching component is controlled to switch the beam from the first irradiation room. It can quickly cut off the beam from the first irradiation room without shutting down the beam generating device, so that the safety problem of the first irradiation room can be solved in time, and the safety of the radiation therapy system can be improved at the same time. , improve the service life of the beam generating device.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radiotherapy system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a radiation therapy system for treating a patient according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a safety interlock control method for a radiation therapy system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a radiotherapy system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic layout diagram of a radiation therapy system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a safety interlock control method for a radiation therapy system provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a safety interlock control system of a radiation therapy system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radiotherapy system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the radiotherapy system 100 includes a first irradiation chamber 101 , a beam generating device 10 , a beam control module 20 and a system control module 30 . The beam generator 10 can generate a therapeutic beam and emit the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, and the first irradiation chamber 101 can perform data interaction with the system control module 30, and the beam generator 10 can communicate with the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30. The system control module 30 performs data interaction, and the system control module 30 may also perform data interaction with the beam control module 20 . The system control module 30 can transmit the data input by the operator such as the doctor or the received and stored data of the beam generating device 10 and the first irradiation room 101 to the beam control module 20 to control the beam generating device 10 to irradiate the first irradiation Chamber 101 emits a beam.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in an embodiment of the present invention, the beam generating device 10 is a neutron beam generating device, including a charged particle beam generating unit 11 , a beam transmitting unit 12 and a first neutron beam generating unit 13 . The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the charged particle beam generation unit 11 to generate the charged particle beam P through the beam control module 20 and can control the beam transmission unit 12 to transmit the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generation unit 11 . It is transmitted to the first neutron beam generation section 13, and the beam transmission section 12 is constructed by a transmission tube. The first neutron generator 13 corresponds to the first irradiation chamber 101 (not shown in the figure), and the charged particle beam P acts on the first neutron beam generator 13 to generate a therapeutic neutron beam N and irradiates the first irradiation chamber The patient 200 on the treatment table 40 set in 101 performs irradiation therapy on the patient 200 , such as performing boron neutron capture therapy on the tumor cells M in the patient 200 . It should be understood that the generated neutron beam can also be used for other purposes, which is not specifically limited in the present invention; the beam generating device 10 can also be other radiation generating devices, then the charged particle beam generating unit 11 and the neutron beam generating unit 13 It can be replaced or canceled accordingly. For example, the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generator 11 is directly transmitted to the first irradiation chamber 101 for irradiation with the charged particle beam P, and the charged particle beam P is used for treatment or other purposes. The invention is not limited to this.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can receive the operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 and judge whether there is a safety problem accordingly. Specifically, the beam control module 20 can receive the beam generator 10 (charged particle beam generator 11 Or the operation data of the beam transmission part 12 ), the system control module 30 can receive the operation data of the beam generating device 10 or the first irradiation chamber 101 . As shown in Figure 3, a safety interlock control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

S301: Before the beam generating device 10 emits a beam into the first irradiation chamber 101 (for example, before generating the therapeutic neutron beam N and irradiating the first irradiation chamber 101), the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 according to the The received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 determines whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started.

S302: According to the judgment result of S301, when it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the irradiation through the beam control module 20. The beam generating device 10 prohibits the emission of a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, prohibits the first irradiation chamber 101 from starting irradiation treatment, for example, prohibits the charged particle beam generator 11 from generating the charged particle beam P.

S303: According to the judgment result of S301, when it is determined that there is no safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 controls the beam generation device 10 to emit a beam through the beam control module 20 To the first irradiation room 101 , the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101 is started. For example, the charged particle beam generation unit 11 is controlled to generate the charged particle beam P and the first neutron beam generation unit 13 acts to generate the current waiting in the first irradiation room 101 . The neutron beam N for treatment required to irradiate the patient 200 is irradiated into the first irradiation chamber 101 .

S304: When the beam generating device 10 in S303 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 (for example, when the therapeutic neutron beam N is generated and starts to irradiate into the first irradiation chamber 101), the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 Determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 .

S305 : According to the judgment result of S304 , when it is determined that there is no safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 , the first irradiation chamber 101 is continuously irradiated, that is, the beam generating device 10 is controlled to continuously emit beams to the first irradiation chamber 101 .

S306: According to the judgment result of S304, when it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the beam generation device through the beam control module 20. 10. Stop transmitting the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, and end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101, for example, control the charged particle beam generator 11 to stop generating the charged particle beam P.

It should be understood that the control of the safety interlock may also be performed only during or before irradiation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4 , the charged particle beam generating unit 11 includes an ion source 111 , an accelerator 112 and an accelerator auxiliary device 113 , which is not specifically limited in the present invention. The ion source 111 is used to generate charged particles, such as H ⁻ , protons, deuterons, etc.; it should be understood that the ion source 111 can be a sputtering ion source, a high-frequency ion source, a dual plasma ion source, a Penning ion source, etc. The invention does not specifically limit the type of ion source. In one embodiment, the ion source 111 includes air supply equipment, ionization equipment, water cooling equipment, etc., which are not specifically limited in the present invention.

The accelerator 112 accelerates the charged particles generated by the ion source 111 to obtain a charged particle beam P with required energy, such as a proton beam; it should be understood that the accelerator 112 can be a linear accelerator, a cyclotron, a synchrotron, a synchrocyclotron, etc. The present invention The type of accelerator is not particularly limited. In one embodiment, the accelerator 112 includes pre-acceleration equipment, front and rear vacuum chambers, high-energy acceleration equipment, etc. The pre-acceleration equipment and the high-energy acceleration equipment are constructed of acceleration pipes, valves, electromagnets, etc., which are not specifically limited in the present invention.

The accelerator auxiliary device 113 may include any auxiliary device for providing a prerequisite for the operation of the accelerator 112 . In one embodiment, the accelerator auxiliary device 113 includes a water cooling device for providing accelerator cooling water, an air compressor device for providing compressed air, an air supply device for providing insulating gas, a vacuum pump for providing a vacuum environment, etc., which are not specifically limited in the present invention.

The ion source 111 , the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary device 113 can be respectively connected with the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 and perform data exchange, so that the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can determine whether the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 is not carried out. There is a safety problem that the operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 includes the operation data of the charged particle beam generator 11 , and the operation data of the charged particle beam generator 11 further includes the operation data of the ion source 111 , the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary device 113 . For example, the operating data of the ion source 111, such as the air supply air pressure, the current and voltage of the ionization device, the particle intensity of the ion source outlet, the cooling water temperature of the water cooling device, the water flow rate and the water pressure, etc., can be transmitted to the beam control module 20. or the system control module 30; the operating data of the accelerator 112, such as the beam intensity and insulating gas pressure in the acceleration pipeline, the current of the electromagnet, the vacuum degree of the front and rear vacuum chambers, etc., can also be transmitted to the beam control module 20 or the system The control module 30; can also transmit the operation data of the accelerator auxiliary equipment 113, such as the air pressure of the air compressor equipment, the cooling water temperature of the water cooling equipment, the water flow rate and water pressure, the insulating gas pressure of the air supply equipment, etc. to the beam control module 20 Or the system control module 30; it is also possible to transmit the total fault signal of the ion source 111, the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary equipment 113 to the beam control module 20; the present invention does not specifically limit the content of data interaction.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When the beam is emitted to the first irradiation room 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generator 11, it is determined that there is a safety problem, that is, Trigger the safety interlock mechanism.

Before the beam generator 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generation part 11, Including: the operation data of the ion source 111, such as the air pressure of the air supply exceeds the preset range, or the current or voltage of the ionization device exceeds the preset range, or the particle intensity at the outlet of the ion source exceeds the preset range, or the cooling water temperature of the water cooling device or The water flow rate or water pressure exceeds the preset range, etc.; or the operating data of the accelerator 112, such as the beam intensity or insulating gas pressure in the acceleration pipeline exceeds the preset range, or the current of the electromagnet exceeds the preset range, or the front and rear vacuum chambers or the operating data of accelerator auxiliary equipment 113, such as the air pressure of the air compressor equipment exceeds the preset range, or the cooling water temperature or water flow rate or water pressure of the water cooling equipment exceeds the preset range, or the air supply When the insulating gas pressure of the equipment exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 , that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the beam control module 20 through the beam control module 20 . The beam generating device 10 prohibits the emission of beams to the first irradiation chamber 101, and prohibits the first irradiation chamber 101 from starting irradiation therapy; When the beam control module 20 receives the total fault signal of the ion source 111, the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary equipment 113, it indicates that the equipment is faulty, which is generally a major fault. Interlocking mechanism, after receiving the fault signal, the beam control module 20 can prohibit the charged particle beam generator 11 from generating the charged particle beam P, and prohibit the first irradiation room 101 from starting irradiation therapy.

When the beam generating device 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generation part 11, Including: the operation data of the ion source 111, such as the air pressure of the air supply exceeds the preset range, or the current or voltage of the ionization device exceeds the preset range, or the particle intensity at the outlet of the ion source exceeds the preset range, or the cooling water temperature of the water cooling device or The water flow rate or water pressure exceeds the preset range, etc.; or the operating data of the accelerator 112, such as the beam intensity or insulating gas pressure in the acceleration pipeline exceeds the preset range, or the current of the electromagnet exceeds the preset range, or the front and rear vacuum chambers or the operating data of accelerator auxiliary equipment 113, such as the air pressure of the air compressor equipment exceeds the preset range, or the cooling water temperature or water flow rate or water pressure of the water cooling equipment exceeds the preset range, or the air supply When the insulating gas pressure of the equipment exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, and the safety interlock mechanism is triggered. The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the beam generation device through the beam control module 20. 10. Stop transmitting the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, and end the irradiation treatment of the first irradiation chamber 101; when the beam control module 20 receives the total fault signal of the ion source 111, the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary equipment 113, it is generally a major fault , it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered. After receiving the fault signal, the beam control module 20 can control the charged particle beam generator 11 to stop generating the charged particle beam P, such as cutting off the ion source. 111 or shut down the accelerator 112 to end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101 .

Since the charged particle beam generator is the source for generating the neutron beam for treatment, the accelerator is an important device for generating the required charged particle beam. When an abnormality occurs, it will directly lead to problems with the beam acting on the patient, which will directly affect the therapeutic effect or affect the treatment. Personnel and equipment can be damaged, so it is extremely important as a safety interlock factor.

5, in another embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system 100 further includes a second irradiation chamber 101', and the beam generating device 10 further includes a second neutron beam corresponding to the second irradiation chamber 101' The generation part 13', the beam transmission part 12 includes a beam direction switching assembly 121, and the beam transmission part 12 selectively transmits the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generation part 11 to the first The neutron beam generator 13 or the second neutron beam generator 13' emits a beam into the first irradiation chamber 101 or the second irradiation chamber 101'. It should be understood that the neutron beam N irradiated into the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ can be used for the treatment of another patient irradiated by the neutron beam N on the treatment couch 40 ′ in the second irradiation chamber 101 ′, and can also be irradiated with the neutron beam N. For sample detection, etc., the present invention is not limited to this; when the beam generating device 10 is another radiation generating device, the second neutron beam generating part 13 ′ can also be replaced accordingly, and the beam transmitting part 12 passes through the beam direction switching component 121 The beam can be selectively emitted into the first irradiation chamber 101 or the second irradiation chamber 101'.

It should be understood that other configurations of the beam generating device 10 are possible. For example, when there is a third irradiation chamber, a third neutron beam generation part can be added to correspond to the third irradiation chamber, and the number of neutron beam generation parts corresponds to the number of irradiation chambers. In this embodiment of the present invention, the neutron beam generation part The number of neutron beam generators is not specifically limited; setting one charged particle beam generator to transmit to each neutron beam generator can effectively reduce the system cost. It can be understood that the beam generator can also include multiple charged particle beam generators to transmit In each neutron beam generating section, a plurality of neutron beams can be simultaneously generated and irradiated in a plurality of irradiation chambers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the beam direction switching component 121 includes a deflection magnet (not shown) for deflecting the charged particle beam in the P direction. If the deflection magnet corresponding to the first irradiation chamber 101 is turned on, the beam will be guided into To the first irradiation chamber 101, the present invention does not specifically limit it. The beam transmission unit 12 may further include a beam adjustment unit (not shown) for the charged particle beam P, and the beam adjustment unit includes a horizontal steering gear and a horizontal vertical steering gear for adjusting the axis of the charged particle beam P , a quadrupole electromagnet for suppressing the divergence of the charged particle beam P, and a four-way cutter for shaping the charged particle beam P, and the like. The beam transmission unit 12 may further include a charged particle beam scanning unit (not shown) as needed, and the charged particle beam scanning unit scans the charged particle beam P and irradiates the charged particle beam P with respect to the neutron

beam generating units

13 and 13 ′. Control, such as controlling the irradiation position of the charged particle beam P relative to the target 131 (as described below).

The beam transmission unit 12 can be respectively connected with the system control module 30 or the beam control module 20 and perform data exchange, so that the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, radiation The operating data of the treatment system 100 includes the operating data of the beam delivery unit 12 . For example, the vacuum degree of the transfer tube, the voltage of the magnet, the temperature of the magnet, and the state (such as the conduction state) of the beam direction switching component 121 can be transmitted to the system control module 30 or the beam control module 20. The content of data interaction is not specifically limited.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When the beam is emitted to the first irradiation room 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam transmission part 12, it is determined that there is a safety problem, that is, the trigger is triggered. Safety interlock mechanism.

Before the beam generating device 10 transmits the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam transmission part 12, such as The vacuum degree of the transfer tube exceeds the preset range or the voltage of the magnet exceeds the preset range or the temperature of the magnet exceeds the preset range or the status data of the beam direction switching component 121 shows that the beam direction switching component 121 does not conduct the beam to the first In an irradiation room 101 , it is determined that there is a safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 , that is, a safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can control the beam generation device 10 through the beam control module 20 . The emission of the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 is prohibited, and the first irradiation chamber 101 is prohibited from starting the irradiation treatment.

When the beam generating device 10 transmits a beam to the first irradiation room 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam transmission part 12, such as The vacuum degree of the transfer tube exceeds the preset range or the voltage of the magnet exceeds the preset range or the temperature of the magnet exceeds the preset range or the status data of the beam direction switching component 121 shows that the beam direction switching component 121 does not conduct the beam to the first In an irradiation room 101, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, a safety interlock mechanism is triggered. The beam is sent to the first irradiation chamber 101 , and the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101 is ended.

The beam transmission part transmits the beam to the irradiation room that needs to be treated, for example, transmits the charged particle beam to the neutron beam generation part corresponding to the irradiation room that needs to be treated, so as to generate a neutron beam for treatment in the irradiation room. Abnormalities in the beam transmission section may cause beams to be generated in other irradiation rooms or fail to produce correct beams in the irradiation room that requires treatment, resulting in serious safety accidents or affecting the treatment effect. Therefore, it is also useful as a safety interlock factor. Significance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2 , the first neutron beam generating part 13 may include a target 131 , a beam shaping body 132 and a collimator 133 , which is not specifically limited in the present invention. For example, the charged particle beam P generated by the accelerator 112 is irradiated to the target 131 through the beam transmission part 11 and interacts with the target 131 to generate neutrons, and the generated neutrons pass through the beam shaper 132 and the collimator 133 to form neutrons in turn The beam N is irradiated to the patient 200 on the treatment table 40 provided in the first irradiation chamber 101 . The target material 131 can be a metal target material, such as a lithium target or a beryllium target, etc., and the ⁹ Be(p,n) ⁹ B or ⁷ Li(p,n) ⁷ Be nuclear reaction with the proton beam to generate neutrons, the target material of the present invention The material of 131 is not specifically limited. There can be multiple collimators 133 with different sizes, shapes, etc., so as to adapt to different patients to be irradiated. The model data of the collimator 133, or the operator such as the doctor manually inputs the model data of the collimator 133 according to the identification mechanism and transmits it to the system control module 30, or the operator such as the doctor judges that the collimator is inconsistent according to the identification mechanism. The signal is sent to the system control module 30 . The specific structures of the target 131 , the beam shaping body 132 and the collimator 133 are not described in detail here. The second neutron beam generation part 13 ′ may have the same structure as the first neutron beam generation part 13 , which is not specifically limited in the present invention.

The first neutron beam generating unit 13 can be connected with the system control module 30 and perform data exchange, so that the system control module 30 can determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, the operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 includes the first neutron beam. Operation data of the beamlet generation unit 13 . For example, data such as the service life of the target material 131, the temperature of the target material 131, the model data of the collimator 133 or the inconsistent signal data of the collimator can be transmitted to the system control module 30. The present invention does not specify the content of the data interaction. limited.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When the beam is emitted to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the first neutron beam generator 13, it is determined that there is a safety problem, that is, the safety interlock is triggered. mechanism.

Before the beam generating device 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 , when the system control module 30 judges that the operation data of the first neutron beam generating part 13 is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit, such as the target material 131 If the service life is not enough to complete the next treatment or the temperature of the target 131 exceeds the preset range or the model data of the collimator 133 shows inconsistent signal data with the current patient to be irradiated or the collimator is inconsistent, determine the first irradiation to be started There is a safety problem in the irradiation of the chamber 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered. The system control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to prohibit the emission of the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 through the beam control module 20, and prohibit the first irradiation chamber 101 from starting. Radiation therapy.

When the beam generator 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 , when the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the first neutron beam generator 13 , such as the target material 131 If the service life exceeds the preset range or the temperature of the target material 131 exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 can control the irradiation through the beam control module 20. The beam generating device 10 stops transmitting the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 , and ends the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101 .

The neutron beam generator is extremely critical for generating the neutron beam for treatment and obtaining the beam quality that meets the needs of treatment. It is incorporated into the safety interlock factor to ensure the treatment effect.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the radiotherapy system 100 further includes a charged particle beam generation chamber 102 that accommodates the charged particle beam generation unit 11 , and at least partially accommodates the beam transmission unit 12 (eg, The beam transmission chamber 103 , the screen door A (B) of the charged particle beam generation chamber 102 , and the screen door C of the beam transmission chamber 103 , which accommodate the beam direction switching assembly 121 ), are not specifically limited in the present invention. The open or closed status data of the screen door can be sent to the system control module 30, or the operator can send the screen door open signal to the system control module 30 according to the observed situation. The screen door A (B) of the charged particle beam generation room 102 and the screen door C of the beam transmission room 103 are respectively connected to the system control module 30 and perform data exchange so that the system control module 30 can determine whether the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 exists or not. The safety issue, that is, the operation data of the radiation therapy system 100 includes the operation data of the screen door A (B) of the charged particle beam generation chamber 102 and the screen door C of the beam transmission chamber 103 . For example, the open or closed state data or open signal data of the screen door A (B) of the charged particle beam generation chamber 102 or the screen door C of the beam transmission chamber 103 can be transmitted to the system control module 30. The content of data interaction is not specifically limited. The charged particle beam generation chamber 102 is usually installed in a space of two floors, and the charged particle beam generation chamber screen door A and the charged particle beam generation chamber screen door B are respectively provided on the two floors. It can be understood that other settings are also possible.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 and performs safety interlocking, including:

Before the beam generating device 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the system control module 30 receives the charged particle beam from the screen door A (B) of the generation chamber 102 or the screen door C of the beam transfer chamber 103 When the operation data is judged to be abnormal, such as the open status data or open signal data of the screen door A, screen door B or screen door C, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started, that is, the safety interlock is triggered. mechanism, the system control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to prohibit the emission of the beam to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20, and prohibit the first irradiation room 101 from starting the irradiation treatment;

When the beam generation device 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the system control module 30 receives the charged particle beam from the screen door A (B) of the generation chamber 102 or the screen door C of the beam transmission chamber 103 When the operation data is judged to be abnormal, such as the open status data or open signal data of screen door A, screen door B or screen door C, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system The control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to stop transmitting the beam to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20 , and end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101 .

The beam generating device will generate high-energy radiation during operation. The shielded doors of the charged particle beam generating room and the beam transmission room are closed during irradiation therapy to ensure the safety of personnel and avoid radiation pollution. It is necessary to incorporate it into the safety interlock factor.

In one embodiment, the beam generating apparatus 10 further includes a beam monitoring component 14, and the beam monitoring component 14 may include a charged particle beam monitoring component or a neutron beam monitoring component, which is not specifically limited in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the beam monitoring component 14 is a charged particle beam monitoring component, which is arranged in the beam transmission chamber 103 , such as on the inner wall of the transmission tube of the beam transmission part 12 , by measuring the charged particle beam P It should be understood that the charged particle beam intensity monitoring component 14 can also be arranged in the charged particle beam generation chamber 102, such as the ion source 111 or the corresponding equipment of the accelerator 112; it can also monitor the charged particle beam P voltage, energy, etc. The neutron beam monitoring component can be disposed in the first neutron beam generating part 13, such as monitoring the intensity of the neutron beam by measuring the radiation generated at the target 131, and can also be disposed at the neutron beam exit or the beam shaping body. The present invention does not specifically limit the number and arrangement position of the beam monitoring components 14 .

The beam monitoring component 14 can be connected with the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 and perform data interaction so that the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 can determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, radiation therapy The operational data of the system 100 includes operational data of the beam monitoring assembly 14, which further includes operational data of the charged particle beam monitoring assembly and operational data of the neutron beam monitoring assembly. For example, operational data of the charged particle beam monitoring assembly, such as charged particle beam P current, etc., may be transmitted to the beam control module 20 or system control module 30, or operational data of the neutron beam monitoring assembly, such as neutron beam intensity or Other radiation detection data etc. of the neutron generating section are transmitted to the system control module 30, and the content of the data interaction is not specifically limited in the present invention.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When the beam is sent to the first irradiation room 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam monitoring component 14, it is determined that there is a safety problem, that is, the trigger is triggered. Safety interlock mechanism.

Before the beam generating device 10 transmits the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam monitoring component 14, including The operation data of the charged particle beam monitoring component, such as the current of the charged particle beam P exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 to be started, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system The control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to prohibit the emission of beams to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20, and prohibit the first irradiation room 101 from starting irradiation treatment; or when the system control module 30 monitors the received beam according to the When the operating data of the component 14 is judged to be abnormal or the operating data exceeds the limit, including the operating data of the neutron beam monitoring component, if the neutron beam intensity exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, Triggering the safety interlock mechanism, the system control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to prohibit the emission of beams to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20, and prohibit the first irradiation room 101 from starting irradiation treatment.

When the beam generating device 10 transmits a beam to the first irradiation room 101, when the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 judges that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit according to the received operation data of the beam monitoring component 14, including If the monitoring value of the neutron beam monitoring component, such as the charged particle beam current exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 passes the radiation. The beam control module 20 can control the beam generating device 10 to stop transmitting the beam to the first irradiation room 101, and end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101; or when the system control module 30 monitors the operation data of the component 14 according to the received beam When it is judged that there is an abnormality or the operation data exceeds the limit, including the monitoring value of the neutron beam monitoring component, if the neutron beam intensity exceeds the preset range, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system controls The module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to stop transmitting the beam to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20 , and end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101 .

Through the monitoring value of the beam monitoring component, it is possible to directly judge whether the beam meets the requirements or whether the equipment is operating normally, and it is necessary to incorporate it into the safety interlock factor.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system 100 further includes a screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101, a radiation monitoring component 50 disposed in the first irradiation room 101, and the radiation monitoring component 50 is used for monitoring the first irradiation Doses of various radiation rays (such as neutrons and gamma rays) in the chamber 101. In one embodiment, the boron concentration and tumor dose are calculated by detecting the prompt gamma rays emitted by the irradiated site after being irradiated by the neutron beam N. . It should be understood that the number of screen doors E1 of the first irradiation room 101 may be one or more, such as including a main screen door and a sub-screen door; the radiation monitoring components 50 in the first irradiation room 101 may be one or more, and the The number of the screen door E1 and the radiation monitoring components 50 is not specifically limited. Radiation therapy system 100 also includes patient status monitoring component 60 and activity monitoring component 70 . The patient state monitoring component 60 can monitor whether the patient's position is shifted, whether the patient's body is uncomfortable, the boron drug intake in the patient's body, etc. It can be understood that it can also be based on the patient's own state or the operator based on the observed situation Trigger a patient abnormal signal on the patient state monitoring component 60 or send the patient abnormal signal to the system control module 30 . The activity monitoring component 70 can use image recognition, thermal sensors, infrared sensors, ultrasonic sensors, pressure sensors, or laser sensors to monitor whether there are people and other abnormal activities in radiation-controlled areas or objects such as the irradiation room. Two or more or different This type of sensing component ensures reliability and safety; it may also be that the operator triggers a signal of abnormal activity on the activity monitoring component 70 or sends a signal of abnormal activity to the system control module 30 based on the observed conditions. As shown in FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the patient state monitoring component 60 and the activity monitoring component 70 are arranged in the first irradiation room 101 , which is not specifically limited in the present invention. It should be understood that the second irradiation chamber may have the same setup as the first irradiation chamber.

The screen door E1 , the radiation monitoring component 50 , the patient state monitoring component 60 and the activity monitoring component 70 of the first irradiation room 101 can be respectively connected with the system control module 30 and perform data interaction so that the system control module 30 can determine the status of the first irradiation room 101 . Whether there is a safety problem in irradiation, that is, the operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 includes the operation data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101 , the operation data of the radiation monitoring component 50 , the operation data of the patient state monitoring component 60 and the operation data of the activity monitoring component 70 . Operating data. For example, the open or closed state data or open signal data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101, the monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component 50, the monitoring value of the patient state monitoring component 60, or the abnormal signal of the patient, activity monitoring Data such as the monitoring value of the component 70 or the signal of abnormal activity are transmitted to the system control module 30, and the content of the data interaction is not specifically limited in the present invention.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When transmitting the beam to the first irradiation room 101, when the system control module 30 receives the operating data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101, the operating data of the radiation monitoring component 50, the operating data of the patient state monitoring component 60 or The operation data of the activity monitoring component 70 determines that the operation data is abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit, and determines that there is a safety problem, that is, triggers the safety interlocking mechanism.

Before the beam generating device 10 transmits the beam to the first irradiation room 101, when the system control module 30 receives the operation data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101, the operation data of the radiation monitoring component 50, and the patient state monitoring When the operation data of the component 60 or the operation data of the activity monitoring component 70 is judged to be abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit, such as the open status data or open signal data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101 or the monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component 50 Exceeding the preset range or the monitoring value of the patient state monitoring component 60 exceeds the preset range or the patient state monitoring component 60 is abnormal The signal or the monitoring value of the activity monitoring component 70 exceeds the preset range or the activity monitoring component 70 abnormal signal , it is determined that there is a safety problem in the upcoming irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 , that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to prohibit the emission of the beam to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20 , the first irradiation room 101 is prohibited from starting irradiation treatment.

When the beam generating device 10 transmits a beam to the first irradiation room 101 , when the system control module 30 receives the operation data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101 , the operation data of the radiation monitoring component 50 , and the patient state monitoring When the operation data of the component 60 or the operation data of the activity monitoring component 70 is judged to be abnormal or the operation data exceeds the limit, such as the open status data or open signal data of the screen door E1 of the first irradiation room 101 or the monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component 50 Exceeds the preset range or the monitoring value of the patient state monitoring component 60 exceeds the preset range or the patient abnormal signal data of the patient state monitoring component 60 or the monitoring value of the activity monitoring component 70 exceeds the preset range or the activity of the activity monitoring component 70 is abnormal. Signal data, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 can control the beam generating device 10 to stop emitting the beam to the first irradiation room 101 through the beam control module 20, The irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101 ends.

The shielding door of the irradiation room is closed during irradiation treatment to ensure the safety of personnel and avoid radiation pollution. The monitoring value of the radiation monitoring component set in the irradiation room can judge whether the beam meets the requirements or be used to calculate the radiation dose received by the patient. The condition monitoring component can ensure that the patient is in good condition during treatment or there is no large displacement to ensure the therapeutic effect. The activity monitoring component can ensure that no personnel are accidentally exposed to radiation or objects move abnormally to ensure personnel safety and equipment. Factors that incorporate safety interlocks.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the radiation therapy system 100 further includes a treatment planning module 80 for storing the treatment plan of the patient. The treatment planning module 80 can be connected with the system control module 30 and perform data interaction so that the system control module 30 can determine whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, the operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 includes the system control module 30 from the treatment plan. The treatment plan data retrieved by module 80. The present invention does not specifically limit the content of data interaction.

The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem and performs safety interlocking according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 , including before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 or When the beam is emitted to the first irradiation room 101 , when the system control module 30 determines that the treatment plan is abnormal or the treatment plan is completed according to the received treatment plan data, and determines that there is a safety problem, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered.

Before the beam generating device 10 emits the beam to the first irradiation room 101 , when the system control module 30 does not obtain a compliant treatment plan (consistent with the current patient to be treated) from the treatment planning module 80 , such as the system control module 30 According to the received treatment plan data, it is automatically judged that the treatment plan is wrong, and it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 can be controlled by the beam control module 20. The beam generating device 10 prohibits the emission of the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, and prohibits the first irradiation chamber 101 from starting the irradiation treatment. It can be understood that an operator such as a doctor can also make a manual judgment (such as whether the serial number, patient information, etc. are consistent) and manually confirm the inconsistent signal to the system control module 30, and the system control module 30 determines according to the received signal data. There is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, that is, a safety interlock mechanism is triggered.

When the beam generating device 10 emits a beam to the first irradiation room 101 , the system control module 30 determines the first irradiation room 101 according to the comparison of the irradiation data of the patient in the first irradiation room 101 with the received treatment plan data When the treatment plan of the patient in the treatment plan is completed (for example, the treatment duration or treatment dose in the received treatment plan is reached), it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 passes the irradiation. The beam control module 20 can control the beam generating device 10 to stop emitting a beam to the first irradiation room 101 , and end the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101 .

The dose and duration of radiation received by the patient during treatment are determined by the treatment plan data. If the treatment plan is wrong, it will directly affect the treatment effect or cause harm to the patient. Including it into the safety interlock factor further ensures the radiation treatment. effective operation.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a signal of the state of the irradiation room (for example, including irradiation, to be irradiated, in preparation, not in use, etc.) can also be set, and the signal can be manually confirmed by operators such as doctors according to the situation of the irradiation room, It can also be automatically judged and given by the system control module 30 according to the received data. That is, the operation data of the radiotherapy system also includes the signal data of the state of the irradiation room. The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 determines that there is a safety problem according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 and performs safety interlocking, including Before the beam generating device 10 transmits the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, when the system control module 30 judges that the first irradiation chamber 101 is not in the state to be irradiated according to the received signal data of the state of the first irradiation chamber 101, such as the first The state of the irradiation chamber 101 is a signal that is in preparation or not in use, it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 to be started, that is, the safety interlock mechanism is triggered, and the system control module 30 can control the beam generation through the beam control module 20 The apparatus 10 prohibits the emission of the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101, and prohibits the first irradiation chamber 101 from starting the irradiation treatment.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the radiotherapy system further includes a beam collecting device 90, which can be a container buried in the wall, collects the beam when the beam is not needed, and switches the beam direction The module 121 transmits the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generation unit 11 to the beam collection device 90 . The beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 controls the beam generation device 10 to stop emitting the beam to the first irradiation chamber 101 through the beam control module 20 by controlling the charged particle beam generation unit 11 to stop generating the charged particle beam P; It is also possible to control the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generation unit 11 to stop acting on the first neutron beam generation unit 13, that is, to control the beam generation device 10 to switch the beam from the first irradiation chamber through the beam direction switching unit 121. 101 is cut off, for example, the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generating unit 11 is controlled to interact with the second neutron beam generating unit 13 ′ through the beam direction switching element 121 to generate neutrons that are irradiated into the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ beam N, switch the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101 to the second irradiation chamber 101'; or control the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generator 11 to pass through the beam direction switching component 121 and the first and second neutrons Neither of the

beam generating parts

13 , 13 ′ function, and the charged particle beam P is directly transmitted to the beam collecting device 90 , thereby switching the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101 to the beam collecting device 90 . The selection of the above manner may be automatically determined by the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 according to the received operating data of the radiotherapy system 100 , or may be manually input according to the prompting of the operator after the safety interlock mechanism is triggered. In one embodiment, when the triggering factor of the safety interlock is not related to the beam generating device 10, such as the opening of the shield door of the irradiation room or the abnormality of the patient, the beam can be selected to be cut off from the first irradiation room 101; when The factor that triggers the safety interlock is related to the beam generating device 10. If the accelerator fails, the charged particle beam generating unit 11 can be controlled to stop generating the charged particle beam P; Not limited.

In one embodiment, before switching the beam from the first irradiation room 101 to the second irradiation room 101', the above-mentioned safety interlock control method further includes: the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 according to the received radiation therapy The operation data of the system 100 determines whether there is a safety problem in the second irradiation room 101' (whether it is in an unused state and whether the screen door of the second irradiation room 101' is closed). When it is determined that the second irradiation chamber 101' is not in use and the screen door of the second irradiation chamber 101' is closed, the beam is switched from the first irradiation chamber 101 to the second irradiation chamber 101'; when it is determined that the second irradiation chamber 101 'When it is not in an unused state and the screen door of the second irradiation chamber 101' is not closed, the operation of switching the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101 to the second irradiation chamber 101' is not performed and a notification is given. Specifically, the part of the beam direction switching assembly 121 corresponding to the first irradiation chamber 101 can be disconnected, and the part of the beam direction switching assembly 11 corresponding to the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ can be connected, so as to realize the transmission of the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101 ′. The irradiation chamber 101 is switched to the second irradiation chamber 101'.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the beam control module 20 or the system control module 30 controls the beam generating device when it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system 100 . 10. Cut off the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101, and can quickly cut off the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101 without shutting down the beam generating device, so that the safety problem of the first irradiation chamber 101 can be solved in time. The solution can improve the safety of the radiotherapy system 100 and at the same time increase the service life of the beam generating device 10 . In addition, the first irradiation chamber 101 and the second irradiation chamber 101' share one beam generating device 10, which improves the utilization rate of the beam generating device 10 and satisfies the requirement that multiple irradiation chambers cooperate for safety interlock protection at the same time. All the above-mentioned optional technical solutions can be combined arbitrarily to form optional embodiments of the present invention, which will not be repeated here.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the principle of the safety interlock mechanism is briefly described by taking the screen door and the beam direction switching component 121 cooperate with each other to form a safety interlock factor as an example. The screen doors include screen doors (such as screen doors A and B) of the charged particle beam generation chamber 102, screen doors C of the beam transmission chamber 103, and screen doors of the irradiation chamber (screen doors E1 and E1 of the first irradiation chamber). Screen door E2) of the second irradiation chamber. The beam direction switching assembly 121 includes a deflection magnet D1 and a deflection magnet D2 for guiding the irradiation beam into the first irradiation chamber 101 and the second irradiation chamber 101', respectively. The connection of the deflection magnet D1 and the deflection magnet D2 is mutually exclusive, for example: when the deflection magnet D1 is connected, the deflection magnet D2 is disconnected; when the deflection magnet D2 is connected, the deflection magnet D1 is disconnected.

Opening of the irradiation treatment in the irradiation room: the screen door A, screen door B of the charged particle beam generation room 102 and screen door C of the beam transmission room 103 must all be closed; in addition, at least one deflection magnet needs to be turned on and corresponding to The screen door of the irradiation chamber is closed, for example, the deflection magnet D1 is turned on and the screen door E1 of the first irradiation chamber is closed; or the deflection magnet D2 is turned on and the screen door E2 of the second irradiation chamber is closed.

Simply put, when the screen door A, screen door B, and screen door C are all closed, the deflection magnet D1 is turned on, and the screen door E1 of the corresponding first irradiation room 101 is in the closed state, the charged particle beam generator 11 The beam exit condition is reached; or when the screen door A, screen door B and screen door C are all closed, the deflection magnet D2 is turned on and the screen door E2 of the corresponding second irradiation chamber 101' is in the closed state, the charged particle beam The generating unit 11 reaches the beam output condition. That is, after the system control module receives the instruction to start irradiating the first or second irradiation chamber and performs the above safety interlock judgment to determine that there is no safety problem in the irradiation of the irradiation chamber, the system control module controls the charged particle beam generator 11 to generate charged particles The beam P (the ion source 111, the accelerator 112 and the accelerator auxiliary equipment 113 are operated to the beam-out state), the charged particle beam P acts with the corresponding neutron beam generator to generate a neutron beam and irradiates the irradiation room, then the irradiation treatment of the irradiation room on.

Closing of the irradiation treatment in the irradiation room: during the execution of the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation room 101, if at least one screen door (for example, at least one of screen doors A, B, C, and E1) is opened or the deflection magnet D1 is in an abnormal state (If the on state is accidentally switched to the off state), it is determined that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, as long as the deflection magnet D1 is turned off or the charged particle beam generator 11 stops generating the charged particle beam P (for example, off By stopping the accelerator 112 or cutting off the ion source 111), the beam can be cut off from the first irradiation chamber 101, and the irradiation treatment in the first irradiation chamber 101 can be ended. When turning off the deflection magnet D1 to cut off the beam from the first irradiation chamber 101, if it is determined that the second irradiation chamber 101' is in an unoccupied state and the screen door is closed, the deflection magnet D2 can be turned on, and the beam will be irradiated from the first irradiation chamber 101'. The chamber 101 is switched to the second irradiation chamber 101 ′; the deflection magnets D1 and D2 can also be kept off, and the beam is switched from the first irradiation chamber to the beam collecting device 90 .

During the execution of irradiation therapy in the second irradiation room 101', for example, at least one screen door (eg, at least one of screen doors A, B, C, and E2) is opened or the deflection magnet D2 is in an abnormal state (such as unexpectedly caused by an on state) If the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ has a safety problem, as long as the deflection magnet D2 is disconnected or the charged particle beam generator 11 stops generating the charged particle beam P (for example, the accelerator 112 is turned off or the ion source 111 is turned off) ), the beam can be cut off from the second irradiation chamber 101 ′, and the irradiation treatment in the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ is ended. When turning off the deflection magnet D2 to cut off the beam from the second irradiation chamber 101 ′, if it is determined that the first irradiation chamber 101 is in an unoccupied state and the screen door is closed, the deflection magnet D1 can be turned on, and the beam is irradiated from the second irradiation chamber 101 ′. The chamber 101 ′ is switched to the first irradiation chamber 101 ; the deflection magnets D1 and D2 can also be kept off, and the beam is switched from the second irradiation chamber 101 ′ to the beam collecting device 90 .

In order to simplify and clarify the principle of the safety interlock mechanism, the above only takes the screen door and the deflection magnet as the safety interlock factor as an example. It should be understood that in addition to the screen door and the deflection magnet, other factors mentioned in this article can also be added. (For example, ion source, accelerator, accelerator auxiliary equipment, neutron beam generation unit, beam monitoring component, radiation monitoring component, treatment planning module, etc.) work together to form a safety interlock mechanism, which is not limited in the present invention. By incorporating a variety of equipment and components into the safety interlock factor, the safety of the radiotherapy system is effectively improved and the effective utilization of the radiotherapy system is enhanced.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a safety interlock control method for a radiation therapy system provided by another embodiment of the present invention, taking neutron radiation therapy in the first radiation chamber as an example. The safety interlock control method may be performed by the safety interlock control system 700 in the radiation therapy system. The safety interlocking control system 700 may include control software and a carrier for executing the control program, may also include a user input interface and a feedback display interface, and may also include a processor module, a data acquisition module, a beam generating device or an irradiation room and other equipment Connection ports, etc., are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the safety interlock control method includes:

S601: Receive login information of a user.

S602: After receiving the user's login information in step S601, determine whether the user's login is successful.

When the user fails to log in successfully, return to step S601; when the user logs in successfully, execute step S603.

S603: Receive treatment parameters.

The user can also verify the status of the treatment device or patient before and after receiving treatment parameters. The treatment parameter may be manually input by the user, or may be the treatment parameter in the treatment planning data obtained from the treatment planning module, which is not limited in the present invention.

S604: After receiving the treatment parameters in step S603, receive an instruction to start the irradiation treatment of the first irradiation room 101 input by the user.

S605: After receiving the instruction of starting the irradiation treatment of the first irradiation room 101 input by the user in step S604, the control right of the beam generating device 10 is obtained.

S606: After step S605, it is judged according to the safety interlock mechanism whether the irradiation treatment can be started to the first irradiation room 101.

Specifically, it is determined whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 to be started. When there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started, step S607 is performed; when there is no safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room 101 to be started, and the treatment can be started, step S608 is performed.

S607: Do not execute the start treatment instruction, and pop up a prompt to trigger the safety interlock mechanism.

For example, the prompts may be overrun data, equipment failure, deflection magnet not connected, shield door not closed, target life is insufficient, collimator inconsistent, patient abnormality, wrong treatment plan, etc., which are not limited in the present invention. The user solves the safety problem according to the prompt. If the problem is solved, such as closing the corresponding screen door, etc., the user manually selects to determine the problem is solved, then returns to step S606, and performs the safety interlock judgment before starting the irradiation again; if the problem cannot be solved temporarily, such as the equipment is serious If there is a fault, the user manually selects and determines that the problem is not resolved, then step S612 is executed to end the irradiation treatment of the patient and release the control right of the beam generating device 10 .

S608 : The beam generator 10 is controlled to generate a treatment beam, and irradiation treatment is started on the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101 .

Specifically, the charged particle beam generation unit 11 is controlled to generate the charged particle beam P, and the beam transmission unit 12 is controlled to transmit the charged particle beam P generated by the charged particle beam generation unit 11 to the first neutron beam generation unit 13, where the charged particle beam P The treatment neutron beam N is generated by interacting with the first neutron beam generator 13 and irradiated to the patient 200 on the treatment table 40 provided in the first irradiation chamber 101 , and the patient 200 is subjected to irradiation treatment.

S609: After starting the irradiation treatment for the patient in the first irradiation room 101 in step S608, it is judged in real time whether the irradiation treatment can be continuously performed on the first irradiation room 101 according to the safety interlock mechanism.

That is to say, whether there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101 is judged in real time. When there is no safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, step S610 is executed; when there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation chamber 101, execute Step S611.

S610: Continuously perform irradiation treatment on the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101, and return to S609 for continuous judgment.

S611: Stop the irradiation treatment for the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101, and pop up a prompt to trigger the safety interlock mechanism.

For example, the prompts may be overruns of data, equipment failures, deflection magnets not turned on, screen doors open, abnormal patients or completion of treatment plans, etc., which are not limited in the present invention. The user solves the safety problem according to the prompt. If the problem is solved, such as closing the corresponding screen door, the user manually selects to determine that the problem is solved, then returns to step S608 to start the irradiation treatment for the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101 again; if the problem cannot be solved temporarily , if the equipment is seriously faulty and the user manually selects to determine that the problem is not resolved, step S612 is executed to end the irradiation treatment for the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101 and release the control right of the beam generating device 10; Manual selection determines that the irradiation is completed, and step S612 is executed to end the irradiation treatment of the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101 and release the control right of the beam generating device 10 .

S612 : End the irradiation treatment on the patient 200 in the first irradiation room 101 and release the control right of the beam generating device 10 .

S613: After the irradiation treatment is completed in step S612, the logout information of the user is received.

It can be understood that in the above steps, after the safety interlock determines that there is a safety problem, according to the factors that trigger the safety interlock, a prompt to trigger the safety interlock mechanism can also pop up first, and the user can decide whether to start or continue the irradiation treatment according to the prompt. If some operating data exceeds the preset range by a small margin, and the physician judges that it is still within the safe range based on experience, the irradiation treatment can be started or continued.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the safety of the radiation therapy system is improved by monitoring whether there is a safety problem before and during the radiation therapy through a security interlock mechanism formed by a plurality of security interlock factors.

All the above-mentioned optional technical solutions can be combined arbitrarily to form optional embodiments of the present invention, which will not be repeated here.

For details of the implementation process of the functions and functions of each module in the above-mentioned device, please refer to the implementation process of the corresponding steps in the above-mentioned method, which will not be repeated here.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a safety interlock control system 700 of a radiation therapy system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, a safety interlock control system 700 includes a processing component 710, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource, represented by memory 720, for storing instructions executable by the processing component 710, such as application programs . An application program stored in memory 720 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Additionally, the processing component 710 is configured to execute instructions to execute the above-described method of safety interlock control of the radiation therapy system.

The safety interlock control system 700 may also include a power supply assembly configured to perform power management of the safety interlock control system 700, a wired or wireless network interface configured to connect the safety interlock control system 700 to a network, and an input and output (I/O) interface. Safety interlock control system 700 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 720, such as Windows Server ^™ , Mac OS X ^™ , Unix ^™ , Linux ^™ , FreeBSD ^™ or the like.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor of the above-mentioned safety interlocking control system 700, so that the above-mentioned safety interlocking control system 700 can execute any of the above-mentioned radiation therapy systems safety interlock control method.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Skilled artisans may use different methods of implementing the described functionality for each particular application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working process of the above-described systems, devices and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not implemented. On the other hand, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution in this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically alone, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention can be embodied in the form of a software product in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other various programs that can store check codes medium.

In addition, it should also be noted that the combination of the technical features in this case is not limited to the combination described in the claims of this case or the combination described in the specific embodiments, and all the technical features described in this case can be in any way. Free combination or combination, unless there is a conflict with each other.

It should be noted that the above enumeration is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, and it is obvious that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and there are many similar changes. All modifications directly derived or thought of by those skilled in the art from the content disclosed in the present invention shall belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that the qualifiers such as first and second mentioned in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A radiotherapy system, characterized in that it includes:

the first irradiation room;

A beam generation device, the beam generation device includes a charged particle beam generation device and a first neutron beam generation part, the charged particle beam generated by the charged particle beam generation device interacts with the first neutron beam generation part to generating a neutron beam for treatment and irradiating the first irradiation chamber;

a beam control module capable of controlling the charged particle beam generating device to generate the charged particle beam and receiving operation data of the charged particle beam generating device;

a system control module capable of controlling the charged particle beam generating device to generate the charged particle beam through the beam control module and receiving operational data of the radiotherapy system, the operational data of the radiotherapy system including operating data of the charged particle beam generating device;

Wherein, the beam control module judges whether there is a safety problem according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module judges whether there is a safety problem according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system .
The radiotherapy system according to claim 1, wherein the charged particle beam generating device comprises a charged particle beam generating part and a beam transmission part, the beam transmission part comprises a beam direction switching component, the charged particle beam The particle beam generating unit generates the charged particle beam and selectively interacts with the first neutron beam generating unit through the beam direction switching assembly to generate a therapeutic neutron beam to irradiate the first irradiation chamber.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 2, wherein when the beam generating device irradiates the neutron beam into the first irradiation chamber and the beam control module or the system control module determines the first When there is a safety problem in the irradiation of an irradiation room, the beam control module or the system control module can control the beam direction switching component to switch the neutron beam from the first irradiation through the beam control module. Chamber cut away.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 2, wherein the operation data of the charged particle beam generating device includes operation data of the charged particle beam generation unit or operation data of the beam transmission unit, and the radiation The operation data of the beam delivery section includes the operation data of the beam direction switching assembly.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 2, wherein the charged particle beam generating unit includes an ion source, an accelerator and an accelerator auxiliary device, and the operation data of the charged particle beam generating unit includes operation data of the ion source. Or the operating data of the accelerator or the operating data of the accelerator auxiliary equipment or the total fault signal data of the ion source, the accelerator and the accelerator auxiliary equipment.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 2, wherein the radiotherapy system further comprises a charged particle beam generation chamber accommodating the charged particle beam generation part, and a beam transmission chamber accommodating the beam direction switching assembly , the screen door of the charged particle beam generation room and the screen door of the beam transmission room, the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes the operation data of the screen door of the charged particle beam generation room or the beam transmission room. Operational data of the screen door of the transmission room.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 1, wherein the charged particle beam generating device comprises a charged particle beam monitoring component, and the operation data of the charged particle beam generating device includes the operation data of the charged particle beam monitoring component .
The radiation therapy system according to claim 1, wherein the beam generating device further comprises a neutron beam monitoring component, and the operation data of the radiation therapy system further comprises the operation data of the neutron beam monitoring component or Operation data of the first neutron beam generator.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 1, wherein the radiotherapy system further comprises a screen door of the first irradiation room and a radiation monitoring assembly disposed in the first irradiation room, the radiotherapy The operating data of the system further includes the operating data of the screen door of the first irradiation chamber or the operating data of the radiation monitoring assembly.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 1, wherein the radiotherapy system further comprises a patient state monitoring component or an activity monitoring component, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further includes the operation data of the patient state monitoring component or operational data of the activity monitoring component.
The radiotherapy system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the radiotherapy system further comprises a treatment planning module, and the operation data of the radiotherapy system further comprises the data obtained by the system control module from the treatment planning module. Treatment plan data.
A safety interlock control method for a radiotherapy system according to any one of claims 1-11, wherein the control method comprises:

Before the beam generating device generates a therapeutic neutron beam and starts to irradiate the first irradiation chamber, the beam control module is based on the received operation data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module. When it is determined according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room to be started, the beam control module or the system control module prohibits all the charged particle beam generating device generates the charged particle beam; or

When the beam generating device generates a neutron beam for treatment and irradiates the first irradiation chamber, the beam control module receives the operation data of the charged particle beam generating device or the system control module according to the received operation data. When the received operation data of the radiotherapy system determines that there is a safety problem in the irradiation of the first irradiation room, the beam control module or the system control module controls the charged particle beam through the beam control module The generating device stops generating the charged particle beam or controls the charged particle beam generated by the charged particle beam generating device to stop acting on the first neutron beam generating unit.
The safety interlock control method according to claim 12, wherein the charged particle beam generating device comprises a charged particle beam generating part and a beam transmission part, and the beam transmission part comprises a beam direction switching component, so The charged particle beam generating unit generates the charged particle beam and selectively interacts with the first neutron beam generating unit through the beam direction switching component to generate a therapeutic neutron beam and irradiate the first irradiation chamber , the beam control module or the system control module controls the charged particle beam generated by the charged particle beam generating device to stop interacting with the first neutron beam generating unit through the beam control module, including the The beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching assembly to cut the neutron beam away from the first irradiation chamber through the beam control module.
The safety interlock control method according to claim 13, wherein the radiotherapy system further comprises a second irradiation room, wherein the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam through the beam control module. Before the module controls the beam direction switching assembly to cut the neutron beam away from the first irradiation chamber, it further includes:

the beam control module or the system control module determines that there is no safety problem in the second irradiation room according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system,

Wherein, the beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching component to cut off the neutron beam from the first irradiation chamber through the beam control module, including:

The beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching assembly to switch the neutron beam from the first irradiation chamber to the second irradiation chamber through the beam control module.
The safety interlock control method according to claim 13, wherein the radiotherapy system further comprises a beam collection device, wherein the beam control module or the system control module passes through the beam control module Controlling the beam direction switching assembly to cut the neutron beam away from the first irradiation chamber includes:

The beam control module or the system control module controls the beam direction switching assembly to switch the neutron beam from the first irradiation chamber to the beam collection device through the beam control module.